Loving God, we embrace the mystery of Your self-giving love in humble gratitude. In our feeble way, we yearn to love You, and our neighbours as ourselves.
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Introduction
Jesus wants us to follow His footsteps to love and serve.
A. WHEN WE KNOW THE COST, LOVE ANYWAY (vv. 1-17)
B. WHEN WE FEEL HURT, SERVE ANYWAY (vv. 18-35)
Conclusion
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Next Week’s Topic: Malachi 1:1-5
Next Week’s Speaker(s): Rev Lee Da-Win (BPJ), Rev Dr Chua Chung Kai (WDL) & Rev Matthew Lo (East)
Introduction
What does extraordinary care look like to you?
Jesus’ model of service shows us that:
A. LOVE IS SURPRISING (vv. 1-7)
“Jesus … having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.” (v. 7b)
B. LOVE IS PURPOSEFUL (vv. 8-11)
“Jesus answered him, ‘If I do not wash you, you have no share with me.’” (v. 8b)
C. LOVE IS A CALLING (vv. 12-17)
“If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.” (v. 17)
Conclusion
Make loving service a pattern of our lives.
Sunday Worship Songs at cefc.ch/sws
Next Week’s Topic: Malachi 1:1-5
Next Week’s Speaker(s): Rev Lee Da-Win (BPJ), Rev Dr Chua Chung Kai (WDL) & Rev Matthew Lo (East)
Introduction
At the heart of serving God is the heart of God Himself.
What was your most memorable customer service experience? Now, if you were to (cheekily) ask the apostle Peter that question, what would he say? He might tell you this story from John 13.
A. ME … SERVED? (vv. 1-11)
Feel the drama: Peter was not just embarrassed but outraged (vv. 6, 8). Feet-washing was a dirty job reserved for (Gentile) slaves!
But there was a more outrageous act to come (v. 8) — Jesus’ death on the cross, which washes us clean.
B. ME … SERVE? (vv. 12-17)
How do we respond to such outrageous love? We cannot pay it back, but we can in some way pay it forward: by loving and serving others the same way Jesus did (v. 14).
This is a difficult command — remember Jesus washed the feet of Judas Iscariot.
Serving the servants of God is counter-cultural, inconvenient, and can cause you to get hurt.
But when He commands us to serve the servants of God, He also commands His blessing to accompany our obedience (v. 17)!
C. TESTIMONIES
D. CONGREGATION PARTICIPATION
10-minutes to go visit the booths, or to scan the Step-Up QR and read more about various ministries.
Conclusion
We are called not just to do but to dream. What would the Church look like if each of us served the servants of God?
Sunday Worship Songs at cefc.ch/sws
Next Week’s Topic: Malachi 1:1-5
Next Week’s Speaker(s): Rev Lee Da-Win (BPJ), Rev Dr Chua Chung Kai (WDL) & Rev Matthew Lo (East)
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What is one key thing that God said to me this week in light of what has happened?
What is one thing I need to do in light of what God is saying?
Commit in prayer.
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